The seafloor is a dynamic environment that is continuously being affected by hydrodynamic and biological activity. These environmental processes can occur over a range of temporal and spatial scales.
Our research team focuses on studying the interaction of sound with the seafloor to better understand this complex environment. To this end, we collect data from stationary platforms placed on the seafloor or from research vessels, conduct laboratory experiments and implement computer models.
Our students are involved in all aspects of the research including designing the experiment as well as collecting and analyzing the data. The results of our research can be used for a variety of purposes, including improving remote-sensing techniques of the seafloor, sea-bed classification, habitat monitoring and object detection.
Principal Investigators
Conducting Our Research
Below are photos from some of our many ocean trips where our researchers and students measured seafloor scattering and environmental conditions by deploying instrumented moorings, collected sediment samples to later analyze them in the laboratory and mapped the seafloor.
